MASON SHELBY AND PAUL TSIAPERAS
CONTACT:
Send an email to Mason Shelby at masonshelby@masonshelby.com. Physical press kits through the mail are available by request!
LONG BIOGRAPHY:
This is a weird band based out of Vienna, Virginia, near Washington DC. Although they clearly associate themselves with "rock" music, they often utilize strange instruments like the accordion and the euphonium. Mason Shelby and Paul Tsiaperas started playing together in 2000, when they were both in 7th grade. Armed with only a euphonium, a keyboard, and one drum, they recorded a pretty shitty tape for which they designed a shitty cover and tricked most of their friends into buying it. After a few years of experimenting and recording bad music, Mason and Paul went out and bought a guitar and a bass (respectively), in an effort to become more "rock" and less "shitty".
Paul and Mason have played and practiced almost exclusively with each other, developing a powerful chemistry and an almost psychic link that allowed them to read each other, performing as one unit rather than individuals. Their lyrics, which are usually centered around quirky characters and settings, satirize elements of society that they find ridiculous. In addition to writing and performing, they record and mix all their material in their own studio, incubating underground in a dark damp basement.
They call themselves electric rock, but are they themselves unsure of their specific genre. Although there is definitely a pop element to their compositions (they are fond of the verse-chorus-verse format, which they employ frequently) they aren't afraid of experimentation.
Catscan continues to evolve but has never compromised their sound or mission; the music world is in peril, and the only way to find a solution, according to Mason and Paul, is to present the world with something truly different, interesting... and genuinely good.